Steeles Scouts

Author : Wayne F. Brown
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 9781894384148
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steele's Scouts written by Wayne F. Brown and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2001 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a fatal encounter between Louis Riel's Metis rebels and the North West Mounted Police at Duck Lake in March 1885, the Canadian government mobilized forces in both Ontario and Alberta to suppress what became known as "The Northwest Rebellion." The western force was assembled in Calgary by Gunner Jingo Strange, a retired major general who readily knew the right man to lead an advance unit: Samuel Benfield Steele. He called them "Steele's Scouts." Steele's Scouts patrolled through bush and swamp, under the constant threat of ambush. They were vital to the furious battles near Frenchman Butte and Loon Lake, where the scouts alone fought the Cree warriors. Their actions contributed significantly to the defeat of Canada's last rebellion. Wayne Brown, a long-time admirer of Sam Steele, knows well the landscape and rebellion battle sites of the Northwest Rebellion and has followed the trails of Steele's Scouts. With each stage of Steele's journey, Brown gives detailed directions so that history buffs or the curious can visit these heritage sites.

Author : Wayne F. Brown
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 1927527244
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sam Steele and the Northwest Rebellion written by Wayne F. Brown and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1885, it appeared that war was about to set the Canadian West aflame. Louis Riel had established a Metis provisional government at Batoche, and the Cree, led by war chief Wandering Spirit, had killed settlers, taken hostages and forced the capitulation of Fort Pitt. Among the forces marshalled to quell the unrest was an elite scouting unit of the Alberta Field Force, led by the charismatic Sam Steele of the North West Mounted Police. Aggressive, tenacious and supremely confident, Steele was a seasoned policeman who had earned a reputation for getting the job done. Composed of North West Mounted Police, ex-militiamen and savvy cowboys from Calgary, Steele’s Scouts relentlessly pursued the Cree warriors and their prisoners through the western Saskatchewan wilderness, acting as shock troops and often fighting at close quarters. The story of Sam Steele and his contingent is an unforgettable account of the campaign that marked the end of the Wild West on the Canadian prairies.

Author : Rod Macleod
Publisher : University of Alberta
ISBN 13 : 1772124354
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sam Steele written by Rod Macleod and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sam Steele, “the man who tamed the Gold Rush,” had a high-profile public career, yet his private life has been closely protected. Sam Steele: A Biography follows Steele’s rise from farm boy in backwoods Ontario to the much-lauded Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele. Drawing on the vast Steele archive at the University of Alberta, this comprehensive biography vividly recounts some of the most significant events of the first fifty years of Canadian Confederation—including the founding of the North-West Mounted Police, the opening of the North through the Klondike, and Canada’s participation in the South African War—from the perspective of a policeman who became a military leader. Impeccably researched and accessibly written, Sam Steele is perfect for anyone interested in Canada’s early decades.

Author : Holly Quan
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 9781551539973
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sam Steele written by Holly Quan and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2003 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the man who played a significant role in the historical events during the pioneering years of the Canadian West.

Author : Norman S. Leach
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459728297
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sam Steele written by Norman S. Leach and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2015-04-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER Had there been no Sam Steele, it has been observed, Hollywood would have had to invent him. Born into the comparative stability of the Victorian era's Pax Britannica, Steele lived to witness the postwar turmoil of the Lost Generation. From humble beginnings in what is now Bracebridge, Ontario, to his knighthood in England two years before his death in 1919, Steele's life epitomized the themes of personal adventure, service to crown and country, and the zeal for modernization and social order that characterized nineteenth-century Canada within the British Empire. Steele's long and storied career threaded through many pivotal moments in Canada’s settlement and development history: the Fenian raids, the expansion of law and order (on horseback and sporting red serge) across the North-West Territories, the exile of Sitting Bull into Canada, the construction of the national railway that welded together the nation, Riel's Rebellion, the Klondike Gold Rush and opening of the North, the Boer War, and the Canada's coming of age during the First World War.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scouting written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published by the Boy Scouts of America for all BSA registered adult volunteers and professionals, Scouting magazine offers editorial content that is a mixture of information, instruction, and inspiration, designed to strengthen readers' abilities to better perform their leadership roles in Scouting and also to assist them as parents in strengthening families.

Author : Paul Hensler
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476637490
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bob Steele on the Radio written by Paul Hensler and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-08-23 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:  For more than sixty years, Bob Steele was the radio voice of Southern New England, entertaining listeners of WTIC AM with his wit and humor and an inimitable style that kept listeners faithfully tuning in to his morning show. Capturing the nation's highest market share, the National Radio Hall of Fame inductee maintained an unparalleled popularity through the latter half of the twentieth century. This first ever biography of Bob Steele details both the home life and the award-winning broadcasting career of this Connecticut media legend, from his humble Midwestern roots to the pinnacle of radio fame. Steele and his "The Word for the Day" feature remain forever embedded in the memories of his many listeners.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monthly Newsletter written by and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lewis Porter
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472086436
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John Coltrane written by Lewis Porter and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Coltrane was a key figure in jazz, a pioneer in world music, and an intensely emotional force. This biography presents interviews with Coltrane, photos, genealogical documents, and musical analysis that offers a fresh view of Coltrane's genius. It explores the events of Coltrane's life and offers an insightful look into his musical practices.

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Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scouting written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published by the Boy Scouts of America for all BSA registered adult volunteers and professionals, Scouting magazine offers editorial content that is a mixture of information, instruction, and inspiration, designed to strengthen readers' abilities to better perform their leadership roles in Scouting and also to assist them as parents in strengthening families.